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Magnetoactive liquid-solid phase transitional matter

Matter, ISSN: 2590-2385, Vol: 6, Issue: 3, Page: 855-872
2023
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    Usage
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    Captures
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    Mentions
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  • Captures
    40
  • Mentions
    130
    • News Mentions
      116
      • 116
    • Blog Mentions
      11
      • Blog
        11
    • References
      3
      • 3
  • Social Media
    218
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      • Facebook
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Article Description

Magnetically actuated miniature machines can perform multimodal locomotion and programmable deformations. However, they are either solid magnetic elastomers with limited morphological adaptability or liquid material systems with low mechanical strength. Here, we report magnetoactive phase transitional matter (MPTM) composed of magnetic neodymium-iron-boron microparticles embedded in liquid metal. MPTMs can reversibly switch between solid and liquid phase by heating with alternating magnetic field or through ambient cooling. In this way, they uniquely combine high mechanical strength (strength, 21.2 MPa; stiffness, 1.98 GPa), high load capacity (able to bear 30 kg), and fast locomotion speed (>1.5 m/s) in the solid phase with excellent morphological adaptability (elongation, splitting, and merging) in the liquid phase. We demonstrate the unique capabilities of MPTMs by showing their dynamic shape reconfigurability by realizing smart soldering machines and universal screws for smart assembly and machines for foreign body removal and drug delivery in a model stomach.

Bibliographic Details

Qingyuan Wang; Chengfeng Pan; Yuanxi Zhang; Lelun Peng; Zhipeng Chen; Carmel Majidi; Lelun Jiang

Elsevier BV

Materials Science

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